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 TheTrippenhuis is the seat of the academy. | |
| Formation | 8 May 1808; 217 years ago (1808-05-08)[1] |
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| Headquarters | Trippenhuis[2] |
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| Coordinates | 52°22′17.5″N4°53′59″E / 52.371528°N 4.89972°E /52.371528; 4.89972 |
President | Marileen Dogterom |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Royal Institute of Science, Letters and Fine Arts[3] |
TheRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Dutch:Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen,abbr.KNAW) is anorganization dedicated to the advancement ofscience andliterature in theNetherlands. The academy is housed in theTrippenhuis inAmsterdam.
In addition to various advisory and administrative functions it operates a number of research institutes and awards many prizes, including theLorentz Medal in theoretical physics, theDr Hendrik Muller Prize for Behavioural and Social Science and theHeineken Prizes.
The academy advises the Dutch government on scientific matters. While its advice often pertains to genuine scientific concerns, it also counsels the government on such topics as policy on careers for researchers or the Netherlands' contribution to major international projects. The academy offers solicited and unsolicited advice to parliament, ministries, universities and research institutes, funding agencies and international organizations.
The members are appointed for life byco-optation. Nominations for candidate membership by persons or organizations outside the academy are accepted. The acceptance criterion is delivered scientific achievements. Academy membership is therefore regarded as a great honor, and prestigious. Besides regular members, there are foreign members and corresponding members. Since a new membership system was introduced in 2011 there will be no new corresponding members. Each year a maximum of sixteen members are appointed to the academy.[4]
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has long embraced the entire field of learning. The Royal Academy comprises two departments, consisting of around 500 members:[4]
Both departments have their own board. The departments, in turn, are divided into sections. The highest organ in the academy is the general meeting of members, the united meeting of both departments. The president wasFrits van Oostrom until 1 May 2008, after which he was succeeded byRobbert Dijkgraaf. Both van Oostrom in his leaving address and Dijkgraaf in his inaugural address have voiced their worries about the low level of funding in science in the Netherlands compared to almost all other western countries. A list of presidents of the academy is as follows:[5]
During theKingdom of Holland, it was founded as theKoninklijk Instituut van Wetenschappen, Letterkunde en Schoone Kunsten (Royal Institute of Sciences, Literature and Fine Arts) byLodewijk Napoleon on May 4, 1808. In 1816, after the occupation had ended, it was renamed toKoninklijk-Nederlandsch Instituut van Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schoone Kunsten. In 1851, it was disbanded and re-established as theKoninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen and in 1938 obtained its present name. Since 1812, the academy has resided in theTrippenhuis in Amsterdam.
The institute was awarded theGouden Ganzenveer in 1955.[6]
The followingresearch institutes are associated with the KNAW:[7]
De Jonge Akademie (The Young Academy) is a society of younger science researchers, founded in 2005 as part of the KNAW. Ten members are elected each year for a term of five years; members are scientists between 25 and 45 years old and are selected for a record of excellence in their research. It was modelled after the similarGerman Junge Akademie and both of these academies in turn were used as models for theGlobal Young Academy.[9][10]
The Society of Arts (Akademie van Kunsten) is a society of prominent artists from various disciplines, including architecture, visual arts, dance, film, photography, literature, music and performing arts. Its aim is to be the place "for debate about the value of art in society and about the relationship between art and science".The Society of Arts was established by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014. Both are seated in the 17th century Trippenhuis in Amsterdam.At the start the Society of Arts had 19 members. Each year the number of members increases with 6 new members who are offered a membership for life. In 2022 the Society of Arts has 76 members. Members of the Society of Arts are elected by nomination. Anyone can nominate leading artists from all disciplines who have distinguished themselves on the basis of demonstrable artistic achievements.
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